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[@jipsees1908]

We grew up in olney (near rising sun &olney ave) but moved to NE 1984..to st Vincent &Frontenac..I miss those days I still crave Charlie's pizza! ...we went there most Fridays..it was a great time to be alive..thanks for posting

[@fredduncan1610]

Kiddie City shot almost brought a tear to my eye. That place was as close to heaven as I could get as a kid.

[@chortleboy]

Bought my first skateboard from there…almost 40 years later and I still skate

[@CARUSO1944]

I can smell kiddy city if I think about it. That vinyl, rubber , plastic smell.

[@cjandneilami]

It made me tear up too! I was there last Sunday 7-16-23. It's a huge Target now, but the original Kiddie City entrance on the left side of the building can still be made out. Not sure if it's coincidence, but this Target has the biggest toy section of any Target I've been in! It's at least 12-15 aisle long. That made my 9 and 12 year old kids and me of course happy to be there. We had to buy a few 2023 retro HE-Man figures and Barbie's like the good old days before online shopping.

[@michaeladamo1188]

That’s not kiddie city pep boys and pet smart was kiddie city

[@Thomas-f3k5o]

Used to get our street hockey sticks and blades there good old days.

[@alvinwagner6085]

Grew up in Olney, now live in Tacony. Loved the shots of the Orleans and Kiddie City.

[@timyeager9678]

Sadly my family ties to Mayfair is just about gone...my gram lived on Charles st. Right around the corner from steins...last one left of my family that grew up in the neighborhood is my uncle bill. It's strange, I never found how much I treasured my philly roots till my dad passed a couple years back. Mayfair ain't what it used to be, but the night of my dad's funeral, I took my wife down to the neighborhood, walked up frankford Ave at 1030 PM and nobody bothered us, stopped and grabbed some water ice and shed a tear or two. Thanks for this, gimbals, playland, mayfair diner, peaches, all places I remember

[@charlesware5767]

Espo's cherry and lemon. Ahh the glory days. Love Mayfair for ever.

[@Stephen2846]

Sorry to hear about your dad and days gone by. You may remember "Playworld" on Frankford Ave. closer to Tyson Ave. It was in the basement of the beef and beer joint. You also had Concord Roller Rink on the same block as Stein's. They were on the 7000 block of Frankford. On the 7100 block your had Pizza City and the Merben Movie. By the way Pizza City and Steins are still there. Oh, and you're still relatively safe from Tyson up to around Shelmire even at night. Just don't head East towards the river a block or two off of Frankford..

[@timyeager9678]

@@Stephen2846 she lived at 7116 Charles st, so steins was right around the corner....used to be "cluck-u-chicken" right behind my grams house in that little plaza there....smelled soo good at night time!! Dollar store right kitty corner from steins was great as a kid....2 bucks could get you a Hershey bar and two liter bottles of "cola"!!

[@Stephen2846]

@@timyeager9678 Hi Tim, That little strip mall was built sometimes in the early 80's. Prior to that it was a cinder lot that we used to park in when we went to the dances at the old Concord Skating Rink in the late 70's. The rink was a couple doors down from Stein's Florist and was also on Frankford Ave. It's now an indoor storage facility. I grew up at Jackson and Magee in Tacony and know this area very well. We considered our neighborhood to be from the Delaware River to Roosevelt Blvd., and from Robbins Ave to at least Cottman Ave. It's not what it used to be, but it is still relatively "safe" where your grandmother lived. Pizza City was almost out of her back door and is on Frankford Ave. If your father lived in that house and was a teenager in the 70's there's a good chance either my older sister or I knew him, or of him. The chances are he either went to Lincoln or Father Judge for High School. He may have frequented the playground down the block on Princeton Ave. that we all called "Cooks." The real name is Mullin Playground. There weren't too many people who didn't know each other back in the day. The house was sold in 2008 and at some point was then foreclosed on and sold at auction on 9-11-18. I'm guessing that you visited there in the 90's or earlier 2000's and are a bit younger than I am. If your dad lived there "Back in the day," he grew up in a nice solid neighborhood with solid people and few worries. That was a time when Mayfair was a location people aspired to live in.

[@timyeager9678]

@@Stephen2846 awesome! My dad lived there, he was born in 56 and graduated Lincoln in 74! It was Tim Yeager (my dad, lol), the eldest was Bill Yeager, than Greg Yeager, than my dad, the youngest was Peaches Yeager. His best friend was a kid named "court" he lived across the street on charles st. down at the end where Charles meets Princeton ave. I played in the park you're talking of often as a kid, as my dad when he was younger! He had another buddy on charles st called Billy Cahill. There is a building down at the end of charles st where it meets wellington that had concrete poured when my dad was about 10 years old and he wrote his name in the wet cement and it was still there last I checked in 2016! Its so great finding someone else from that time....after he passed, I've become voracious for any info or people from that time....its a shame it took his passing to be interested. He would tell me stories of ditching school at Lincoln and hanging out at pennypack Park, hanging on the corners with his buddies drinking quarts of beer (!). I envy you're generation....WHAT A TIME TO BE A TEENAGER!! I was born in 81, didn't spend much time in Mayfair, but I did spend a few summers with my gram, and have fantastic memories of the neighborhood....makes me sad to think my family has no ties anymore...

[@hmpz36911]

I remember when Roosevelt Mall was pretty happening. I loved going to The Devon for 2 dollar movies too.

[@chortleboy]

We terrorized the Roosevelt mall in our skateboards back in the 80’s…good times!

[@danielcamacho6123]

i really miss in olney i should never move out of philly

[@frankdawsonjr]

Thank you for this, brought back so many goos memories, I grew up on princeton ave across from mayfair elementary school in the 70's and to the mid 80's. Lincoln high class of 86. I miss those times and the area it was!

[@ThatGuyInPhilly]

Lot of memories, thanks for this! I would go to my grandmom's every Christmas Eve, she lived on Cottage Street. (There was a HUGE Xmas light display a few blocks away on Jackson St. near Magee). My dad would always take Cottman to the area, wow...I remember that classic Dunkin' Donuts. Just loved that area when as a kid period, lot of great times. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year.

[@charlesware5767]

To my philly family. You are my people and I love you.

[@robertdebrus3732]

❤

[@mamaduux]

Whoa! Probably the best montage of ne Philly from yesteryear that I've ever seen. Thanks for sharing and making this❤

[@cjandneilami]

Great song and picks! I added to my favorites within the first 10 seconds. Thanks for this video!!

[@beegee8389]

Excellent video. Brought back a lot of memories of Philadelphia. Thanks for sharing.

[@birdlynn417]

When the times and neighborhoods were good. We all grew up in a pretty good time all across the nation. :)

[@yvonneplant9434]

Still are. But it depends. Fairmount, for example, is the same as it pretty much has been in appearance.The difference is all of the working class people are no longer living there. It's much more upscale.

[@jjeannef227]

Yeah like 100 years ago

[@wolfieziggy19]

My brother and I would eat lunch at the Mayfair Diner and Moe's Deli during school lunch. Great food and memories.

[@laurenelise4184]

good old days :( really takes me back

[@staceycarmody9970]

Great collection!

[@chortleboy]

I grew up in the 80’s in Large & Fuller…Datillos Deli a block away,Solly Playground,Pennypack park right there,Great place to grow up in the 80’s…Goodtimes!

[@timm8856]

Plenty to do back in the day. Concord, Playland , Mayfair and the Merbem. Wall ball, stick ball, hand ball, wire ball, step ball , jailbreak and buck buck to name a few.

[@robertdebrus3732]

Damn I really miss those days I grew up in Port Richmond and I loved going up to the Northeast

[@MysteryAGMLegend]

I was born in the 80’s, lived on woodhaven rd, and used to play with friends in the neighborhood next to my apartment complex. I didn’t moved to the Verree rd area till I entered high school, but most of my good memories are from back then. I had woodhaven mall for abit, but then we got Franklin Mills mall ( will forever be that, not this Philadelphia Mills Mall crap. Met a couple of great friends back then, to bad most of them I’ve lost contact with. These days Northeast Philly don’t have the same feel as it used to, but at least better then other areas of Philly.

[@brutemegahunk3895]

Hoping to see a pic of the Four Chefs sign. Grew up on Hellerman. The pic of Kiddie City blew me away. Currently living in Phoenix AZ...seems like a million years ago.

[@humptyhump-l9e]

Hey my friend. I grew up at Hellerman & Harbison right on the corner.

[@andrewpotok2661]

I'm an Oxford circle guy. But my dad was good friends with the owner of 4 Chefs Bob. The only catering hall I knew of as a kid. Ty. GOD BLESS

[@ShaggyEP_]

I wish i can go back to those times this generation sucks..

[@muertovivo2156]

Thanks to your generation.

[@loganrue5528]

Pftt hell nah I would never live in that time thats when most of the creepy ass serial killers were making there crimes although it prolly was easy to rob banks and get away on high speed chases from the cops

[@billrowan1957]

Growing in Kensington moving to the NE was making it out, we left in 97' to benner & torresdale. Now it's like my mom's living in Kensington 2.0 .

[@arthouston7361]

I was born at HUP, but rushed out to the suburbs. I returned in the 70's, and got my radio dream job at WYSP. I took Leann Dennison to her prom at Lincoln High. I miss those days. We all felt safe there.

[@barbarakempf761]

The good old days. No more too violent

[@williamdemilio9045]

Terrific!

[@GooglyMcDoubleface]

When I was born in 1973, my parents were on gilham st. then we moved in penny pack. the city is ridiculous. crazy 02:54

[@Thomas-f3k5o]

Remember going to American pants company on Frankford ave and getting iron ons on your t shirts

[@hangingwithchris6556]

I grew up on large and orthodox street and right behind our house was Simpson playground.

[@andrewpotok2661]

And Pats Cafe

[@jackfisher4060]

Nearly everybody read it The Bulletin I worked there from 1964 to 1980

[@motorbandit7]

My uncle Vince Worked at the Bulletin for 30 years. It was a great truthful paper. NOT like the Enquier...a piece of yellow journalism that made up stories as News!😊

[@ron101346]

I lived in the Northeast from 1949 to 1969. I didn't realize it at the time, but it was a nirvana for growing up in a safe, caring community. No one had guns, there was no violent crime, the worst we could see was occaisional graffiti. When my parents talked about "the war" it was always about WWII, when fighting for what was right and decent was understood without question. During the earliest days, you could count the number of cars parked on each block with the fingers of one hand. Everyone took transit or walked. In those days, Northeast High competed to see how many students got National Merit or Mayor's scholarships. I can vivdly recall buying 15-cent hamburgers at Ronnie's as a reward for finishing my paper route, and nearby smell those wonderful hot dogs (with "the works") at Lenny's. Who could ask for anything more?

[@kevindavis9815]

went to Washington h.s, class of 86, I live behind the school now, and still go to Aldos pizza still till this day

[@robezzo5087]

me too...Best Sicilian Pizza and Calzones (If Frank, Dominic, Carmine, or Mo make it) :-) lol I saw Frank 2 weeks ago and he made the Sicilian...Flashed me back to the 80's!

[@gcrichman53]

What year is the Krewstown Center sign with the Hot Foot sale on it?

[@DavidSmith-eg5le]

This is when I was a kid in the 70s and 80s I miss those days we used to have real stores not just Walmart and Target we used to have real businesses family-owned prices were cheap you can afford to live up here Apartments were not no thousand dollars a month and we had real restaurants up here and we had real movie theaters I'll tell you we're in the end times like the Bible says it's really sad I'm glad to see memories in this video but also I'm kind of in disgust of what Northeast became we really don't have what we used to have and that sense of community is gone really really sad it may be there but not like it used to be

[@Roadtripmik]

my uncle lived at Tyson and Large in the 1970's!

[@motorbandit7]

Went by on Tyson today, looks like a third world country. All foreigners, Muslims gathered around a mosque, blocking traffic Felt like I was in Mosul or islamabad!😢

[@Roadtripmik]

@@motorbandit7 I remember tyson 5 yrs ago, havent been back, lower northeast has changed ethnicly

[@cindyparkins1866]

Wow! So many memories, went to NEHS graduated 1974, used to go to Country Club Diner when I was going to cut school that day. Hesh's, best Chocolate Chip Cake, Krewstown Shopping Ctr. great stores, Hot Foot, my shoe store, Steve Stein's Jewish Deli, Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips when they were real chips not the shit they serve now. Moved out of Pilly yrs. ago. It's so dangerous now. Thanks for the Memories!!!

[@stanbukowski6636]

Had friends Cottman ave & blv'd.Good memories of the 60's. Who sang the great song?

[@Anna65909]

These scenes of Philadelphia were really great ! It’s a shame that the background music so obnoxious and aggravating. I’m not sure what it has to do with Philadelphia.

[@mikediodati1149]

Bad song, too repetitve!

[@D18-w3c]

It's a little different now to say the least

[@edbrown6985]

Alot of Mayfair and other areas are still nice clean neighborhood s where residents clean their homes and streets themselves and don't skimp on repairs to their homes.i lived all over the north east and for the most part if you stay away from the ghetto by places like Solly av and Frankford av your generally ok .

[@garbo8962]

Grew up in Wissinoming. Played in Valley Park playground . Walked over halve a hour to swim in nice Max Meyors pool. Listened to WIBBAGE ( WIP ) 99 on the AM channel.Went to the Ellis, Mayfair & Merben movie theatres. Roller shaketed at Concord. After we were in high school would pay around $1.50 to swim at the Blvd pools.

[@yvonneplant9434]

KYW jingle is still kinda the same. 'Course it 's 103.9 now.

[@jawkhalid1751]

you forgot foxchase

[@tomjones5650]

Fox Chase was the burbs back then.

[@dirkdiggler5464]

To bad the NE is over run now by undesirables.

[@maureesemontgomery4359]

Pretty dope my parents work at this school now called the resurrection of our lord!!! Very nice people there

[@chortleboy]

I went to Resso as we called it…was able to walk to school amd back uphill both ways 😃

[@reptiluvr1]

What is the song and who is it by?

[@Flyershockeynow]

Michael Weintraub

[@sunflowerproductions]

what the name of music started on minute 57s ? anyone ?

[@Vicenarius]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHaYhoFraLmZm9E

[@stevencollick4107]

I lived in tacony It was ok when I moved there but got worse 5 years later I left quickly(this is coming from a black man)

[@tomjones5650]

Thanks for telling it like it is!😊

[@raramurray9187]

Philly

[@bondwin7025]

GIA CARANGI was from NE philly. Rip 💔 Gia 🤟

[@birdlynn417]

"A Philadelphia Boy"

[@michaeltischuk7972]

WWDB! WFIL they were fun times!!

[@jaydee6572]

This makes me really sad and angry, LOOK AT WHAT WE LOST.

[@muertovivo2156]

Why y'all lost it?

[@muertovivo2156]

Or how

[@vincentzito3933]

The city especially the Northeast used to be a nice working-class blue-collar neighborhood. Trying to put it nicely, I will say section 8 ruined it. When people owned their homes they took care of them, when renters started coming in they didn't take care of the properties and it went to shit.

[@tomjones5650]

​@@vincentzito3933And it's still shit!😢

[@kendrach3314]

Northeast Philly, like no place on earth.

[@emeraldkimble7602]

Roosevelt Avenue us one main drag

[@heatherbrand5988]

I see not one picture of LINNDONFIELD PROJECTS best part of the NE Philly born an raised there 30+ years an everyone one in there treated each other with respect an like family to this day even though they knocked them down they can't take away our family bond no other neighborhood had a tighter community then LINNDONFIELD PROJECTS!! #LFM4LIFE

[@darkstarr2540]

That's were my parents first lived after they we're married. They lived there for year's until moving to dittman. The loved it there.

[@sunflowerproductions]

is said to see how decadent becomes a lot of usa hoods...

[@PROD.2KXYTO]

Just straight demons here now

[@Vicenarius]

You basically copied this from Vimeo

[@vincesavage3086]

Wow..not 1 black person in northeast Philly then🤔

[@Rob774]

I know right! I mean... We didn't see them in a 5 minute video, so that must make it true.🙄

[@smartluck100]

They knew their place back then 😂😂😂

[@Rob774]

@@smartluck100 No such thing. Just knew that once the numbers were even who was better.

[@seancrowley1065]

There wasn't one in the Jetsons either, future looks great don't it !

[@macbird-lt8de]

the song sucks and i think at least one picture is from past Dec. 31, 1989.

[@seancrowley1065]

It said 2010 on the banner, I caught that as well.

[@1realtruthrightnow742]

Great pics, the song is ass

[@Ed-xt5rr]

Sad how thr city let the trash of society in and destroyed this neighborhood.

[@SCUBONZIES]

GOOD OLD COTTMAN AVE , THEN 1999 SHHHHIIT HAPPENS !